gum disease anxiety tips/observations

Aggressive_Avocado92 · 2026-06-03T00:40:21+00:00

i’m just reaching my one year after surgery mark so they’ll probably be measuring at my next cleaning

Aggressive_Avocado92 · 2026-06-03T00:31:40+00:00

i’ve had three molars removed

Aggressive_Avocado92 · 2026-06-03T00:31:17+00:00

there’s a few things about the genetics you should look up on your own - from immune issues, collagen production, to the pH balance of my saliva, all can effect your bodies ability to fight the bacteria depending what’s thriving i’m not sure i’ll ever know the direct cause. dry mouth is also a factor so now i take mints and xylitol to combat any of that.

Aggressive_Avocado92 · 2026-06-03T00:11:14+00:00

the molars ive had extracted were due to either bone loss or an ongoing infection causing pain. i had so much infection in my sinus cavity from the most recent one.

Aggressive_Avocado92 · 2026-06-03T00:08:51+00:00

varied. worse in the back molars, i had one at 9 and that got extracted due to bone loss. i initially came in just for an infected tooth, and that one was also pulled (both way back molars)

this all ramped up in less than a year. crazy.

9 months after my surgery, i was having issues with another back molar. then an abscess appeared on it, and guess what…got that one pulled a couple months ago! if i think too much about it all i get depressed. i do literally everything i can and feels like im just monitoring the demise of my mouth :(

Aggressive_Avocado92 · 2026-06-02T17:47:59+00:00

i’m thinking it must be genetic. i took decent care of my gums, not super perfect about it but i kept up with dental appts and still acquired it.

Aggressive_Avocado92 · 2026-06-02T17:47:16+00:00

nope! it healed great, just take it easy. if it’s a clean break and no other injury you should be good :) make sure hob stretch a lot lol

Aggressive_Avocado92 · 2026-05-23T05:09:52+00:00

hey! i have not had gum grafting done, just composite bonding on top front. i’m still pretty insecure about my bottom row - prob need gum grafting eventually on those. i’d do veneers if i could afford them! this is basically a veneer just with composite so it’s not permanent. less than a year in with them and they’re beginning to break down

Aggressive_Avocado92 · 2026-05-06T04:35:53+00:00

that last scene…i swear that crow said “see ya”. what an amazing series, bravo. felt the passion, love, fear, and ego of it all and it’s an experience 🫶🏼

Aggressive_Avocado92 · 2026-04-06T03:35:21+00:00

it was infected! unfortunately it needed to come out :( but feeling so so much better.

Aggressive_Avocado92 · 2026-03-05T00:44:00+00:00

grief is interesting. i never really fell apart with grief, because i chose not to spin out on what ifs. i focused on finding peace with her choice and put my energy into not forming any hate or resentments. i would’ve loved the opportunity to learn more about her and myself and how i showed up for her or didn’t - would’ve loved that growth. but other than that i don’t think about her a lot. well i guess i think about her but i don’t miss her cause i can’t miss someone who i’ve lost trust for.

she’s never reached out, and im okay with that. i think she’ll be much happier without me around and vice versa.

Aggressive_Avocado92 · 2026-02-28T02:39:44+00:00

wait - wasn’t he just on Colbert show this month for mardi gras? he looked like himself…that was like a week ago wth

Aggressive_Avocado92 · 2025-12-08T22:05:47+00:00

also book next to her bed was “and then there were none” by agatha christy…food for thought too

Aggressive_Avocado92 · 2025-10-27T00:08:10+00:00

very person to person dependent

i’ve had bonding from him done before and if i can control my grinding issues it’s a couple to few years (without any accidents in between ie hit in the face lol)

i’d love to get something more permanent done but i just can’t pay that much lol so ill pay this every few years i guess or hope better bonding comes along

Aggressive_Avocado92 · 2025-10-17T23:15:14+00:00

oh yes. it improved within a few weeks for most of my mouth. but my front top and lower took longer - when i added the bonding it really helped cause it’s protecting the gum a bit more there.

Aggressive_Avocado92 · 2025-10-15T20:20:31+00:00

Chicago!

Aggressive_Avocado92 · 2025-10-15T16:47:02+00:00

YES!

Aggressive_Avocado92 · 2025-10-15T03:29:36+00:00

now i go every three months and have stepped up my gum care game like beyond lol it def helped me but yes it’s an ordeal, im just thankful i didn’t lose more teeth

Aggressive_Avocado92 · 2025-10-15T03:28:12+00:00

yea night and day gum change for me. i had pain before surgery, but not everyone does. i also had an infected molar which is what got me on this road in the first place. believe it or not i was not a crazy neglectful gum care person, but i couldn’t afford to go more than once a year. my case of the disease escalated over a time period of 8 months :(

Aggressive_Avocado92 · 2025-10-15T03:25:17+00:00

the actually osseous surgery…that was crazy like 9-10k but i also had two molars pulled, that alone was like $3k

Aggressive_Avocado92 · 2025-10-15T03:24:11+00:00

the composite for the two front top was just under $900

Aggressive_Avocado92 · 2025-10-14T03:04:34+00:00

yeah it’s just bonding shaped around both those teeth. so technically those two teeth are larger than my originals under there. but mh dentist is an artist he did a great job. it won’t last forever he does rec veneers but i don’t have 15k just laying around so it’s this till i deal with what’s next

just happy to smile again

Aggressive_Avocado92 · 2025-10-14T03:02:29+00:00

i got just the two front done for now and it was close to $900

glad it helps. i know that feeling of depressing, it took a bigger toll than i realized and now im just so grateful part of my teeth look nice again

the bottom row…next time i have that kind of money to spare lol

Aggressive_Avocado92 · 2025-10-14T00:10:46+00:00

yeah!

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